Fourth doesn’t even get you bronze.
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Manager Antonio Conte
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Fourth doesn’t even get you bronze.
So you're not allowed to celebrate CL football I've heard it all now you miserable weirdo.
You can do a quiet whooping noise if you want but otherwise celebrating qualifying for a competition is small club energy. Would never see it from the big lads.
Yeah you're right, our players should have just gone quiet down the tunnel, shouldn't have posted any pics on social media or anything like that, all because it's small club energy.
You been listening to too much Richard Keys mate.
View: https://twitter.com/TheSpursExpress/status/1757739965545394300
This guy is funny, he forgets he literally said this:
Antonio Conte: Spurs achieving top four would be like winning the Premier League title
Antonio Conte reiterated another top-four finish would be the equivalent to a Premier League title for Spurs, while insisting he sees 'the fire' in his players' eyes...www.football365.com
This is a guy who subbed off an attacker for a defender when we were 1-0 down in the second leg of a CL knockout game.
Blokes a gimp
Yes. It marks our level. One of the things that’s good about Ange is he never seems to mention top four, just the title. It’s not happening this season but he at least focuses on what matters.
If we get top four this season I’d prefer disappointment from the players at a trophyless season, if anything. That’s ambition.
But you're talking about something different here, the club always should show ambition but I don't understand why you think fans and players can't be happy to achieve CL football.
In context of that season though when we were completely shite for us to get us top 4 from where we were, why shouldn't that be celebrated? You can be happy at that and at the same time strive for ambition to be better.
Nothing worse than the celebration police.
A culture of finishing fourth and that being the ceiling shouldn't be celebrated.
Finishing 4th when we had such a fucked season is worthy of celebrating.
Conte then didn't build on that and it all imploded.
You can be happy but keep it proportionate to what has been achieved. I’m generally happy with the season but mainly due to style change, not because we’re in the so called top 4 race.
Nobody is policing your celebration, do what you want as a fan as it isn’t deep. What Conte said related to the players/club and on that level he’s right that we shouldn’t be all that pleased to make top 4.
Maybe explains why he liked Eric Dier so much
Ultimately, it's about where you're at.
That first Conte season, we should absolutely have celebrated that finish. We started the season with Nuno, Kane wanted out and for half the season, it was dreadful stuff. The fact we not only ended up finishing top four but beating Woolwich to it was great. If you cant celebrate that (certainly as fans), why the fuck are you watching this sport?
Woolwich fans would have celebrated 4th that year and finishing above us like they'd have won the league.
Now if they went and finished 4th this year. Celebrations of course won't be the same. Because of where they are at. They'd probably be calling for their manager's head.
And I'm talking about the players in which you are literally policing their celebration, just because they were happy at finishing 4th it doesn't mean that's the height of their ambition, like do you expect our players and staff not to be happy after a long hard season only to end up with CL football, that's just weird and just generally fucking miserable.
Like two things can be true you know, why are you still letting that twat Conte gaslight you? - He's the same person who said that finishing top 4 will be a 'miracle'
Ange will be pleased about getting top 4 and the players will be happy, that does not mean that's the height of his or the players ambition.
Conte addresses famous Tottenham rant almost a year after being sacked
14th February 2024
The Italian claimed Spurs players struggled with pressure in what proved to be his final press conference in charge
Antonio Conte has insisted he has no regrets about his attack on Tottenham players at Southampton before he was sacked.
Conte launched into Spurs players after they blew a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 at St Mary’s in what proved to be his exit speech, saying they didn’t “want to play under pressure” and questioning their mentality during a furious post-match press conference.
Speaking for the first time since leaving Spurs in an interview with the Telegraph, Conte said: “At that moment, my feeling was that. If I tell something, it means there is always something true.
“No, honestly, I don’t regret anything about this. But I have good feelings about Tottenham. I keep this experience in my heart.”
Asked if he can be too honest, Conte replied: “I am this way. I hate the lies. This can help me sometimes or sometimes can hurt me. But I prefer to stay in silence than to tell a good lie - also the relationship with my players.
“During the season, it can happen that you need an honest conversation that can be positive or negative. I know very well, I was a player as well and some coaches told me good lies to keep me calm. I don’t want this type of situation.
“I know very well when you have these honest conversations with the players, in the first moment they can be a bit angry. Then, from my experience, the time helps the player to appreciate you. They were angry, but then they appreciate the honesty.”
Just over a month before he was sacked by Tottenham, Conte underwent emergency surgery to remove his gallbladder. He initially came back to work just a week later but then took a further four weeks off to fully recover.
Conte has revealed he pushed himself to come back quickly and it was Spurs chairman Daniel Levy who told him to go home and recover.
Antonio Conte has no regrets over Tottenham rant which attacked players and questioned club's mentality
ALEX YOUNG @ALEXWSYOUNG214th February 2024
The Italian claimed Spurs players struggled with pressure in what proved to be his final press conference in charge
Antonio Conte has insisted he has no regrets about his attack on Tottenham players at Southampton before he was sacked.
Conte launched into Spurs players after they blew a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 at St Mary’s in what proved to be his exit speech, saying they didn’t “want to play under pressure” and questioning their mentality during a furious post-match press conference.
Speaking for the first time since leaving Spurs in an interview with the Telegraph, Conte said: “At that moment, my feeling was that. If I tell something, it means there is always something true.
“No, honestly, I don’t regret anything about this. But I have good feelings about Tottenham. I keep this experience in my heart.”
Asked if he can be too honest, Conte replied: “I am this way. I hate the lies. This can help me sometimes or sometimes can hurt me. But I prefer to stay in silence than to tell a good lie - also the relationship with my players.
“During the season, it can happen that you need an honest conversation that can be positive or negative. I know very well, I was a player as well and some coaches told me good lies to keep me calm. I don’t want this type of situation.
“I know very well when you have these honest conversations with the players, in the first moment they can be a bit angry. Then, from my experience, the time helps the player to appreciate you. They were angry, but then they appreciate the honesty.”
Just over a month before he was sacked by Tottenham, Conte underwent emergency surgery to remove his gallbladder. He initially came back to work just a week later but then took a further four weeks off to fully recover.
Conte has revealed he pushed himself to come back quickly and it was Spurs chairman Daniel Levy who told him to go home and recover.
His good feelings about Spurs reside in a Swiss bank account.
Antonio Conte: Tottenham's Champions League qualification in 2022 a 'miracle'
Tottenham's qualification for the Champions League in 2022 was a "miracle", says then manager Antonio Conte.
www.bbc.co.uk
Why now...?
Has he got a job interview in the coming days???
Why not admit to being the orchestrator of serving up the most negative, boring, win at all costs (but still not managing to) anti-football ever seen at WHL in recent memory??
Strange timing....
Has he got a job offer at WIGan Athletic or summit?
Cos this sounds like the desperate pleading of someone who has to justify themselves....
Needs fuck off back under what ever rock he crawled from under.